Yesterday, Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attempted
Christmas Day bombing of a Detroit bound plane, pronouncing it a
retaliatory attack for a U.S./Yemen raid that killed 30 of their
terrorists. Three days ago, on December 25, 2009 in the
Christmas
Bombing Averted At U.S. Airport
article, the Judiciary Report did write of the belief the
Christmas Day bombing attempt in Detroit, was in relation for the
Yemen/U.S. government sponsored raid that left 30 Al Qaeda members dead.
This was confirmed yesterday, via Al Qaeda accepting responsibility for
the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt.

Anwar al Awlaki

Terrorists often speak of revenge for perceived wrongs and it didnít
take much to connect the dots on that one, as one of their top men and
poster boys, Anwar al Awlaki, was reportedly killed.

Al-Qaeda says attack was its retaliation

Posted on Tue, Dec. 29, 2009 -
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian
Peninsula claimed responsibility yesterday for the Christmas Day attack
on a Northwest Airlines jet, saying it was retaliation for a U.S.
operation against the group in Yemen. Officials in Yemen said suspect
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had spent time there until earlier this month.

In a statement posted on the Internet,
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said Abdulmutallab, 23, a Nigerian,
had coordinated with members of the group, an alliance of extremists
based in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Yemeni forces, helped by U.S. intelligence,
carried out two air strikes against al-Qaeda operatives this month - the
second one a day before Abdulmutallab allegedly tried to bring down
Northwest Flight 253 from Amsterdam as it prepared to land in Detroit...

The family promised to cooperate with
Nigerian and U.S. authorities. "We, along with the whole world, are
thankful to almighty God that there were no lives lost in the incident,"
the statement read. "May God continue to protect us all, amen."

December 29, 2009 - Al Qaeda claims to be
behind a failed attack on an American passenger jet which was travelling
from Amsterdam to Detroit. Allegedly, it was in retaliation for a U.S.
operation against the terror group in Yemen. But investigative
journalist Webster Tarpley says the Nigerian who had attempted the
attack is a puppet in far-reaching U.S. plans.